Directors

Before joining the HCRI, Nick previously held positions at the University of Quebec at Montreal, the University of Birmingham, and the Australian National University. His current research interests include peacekeeping and statebuilding issues, the political geography of interventions, the political economy of peace and humanitarian interventions, and the architecture of peace interventions. He is currently completing a research project on the "Cartography of Peace: Security Zones, Colour Codes and Everyday Life".

Darren's research interests are in emergency care system development and capacity building. He has been involved in the WHO Emergency Medical Teams project and supported the WHO Emergency Care System Assessment process. He is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Wythenshawe Hospital and a Royal College of Emergency Medicine representative on the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee supporting the UK ambulance services.

Miriam joined HCRI in 2023, prior to which she was an Associate Professor at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals. Her research examines international responses to conflict, violence, and migration, and she is the author of two books: Protecting Civilians in War: The ICRC, UNHCR, and their Limitations in Internal Armed Conflicts (OUP 2016) and The Politics and Everyday Practice of International Humanitarianism (OUP forthcoming/2023).

Humanitarian aid historian Bertrand founded HCRI in 2008. His research focuses on the history of humanitarian medicine. A member of the scientific committee CRASH, he's written articles on the history of humanitarian work, exhibitions and cultural manifestations. He edits the European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, Journal of Humanitarian Affairs and founded and leads The Humanitarian Archive at the Rylands. He's an editor of the book series Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches, and Cultural History of Modern War for Manchester University Press.

Luke is a Research Associate at HCRI working on the Evidence and Knowledge for Development (K4D) programme. He received a PhD in history in 2013 from the University of Manchester, where he later worked as a research associate and lecturer. He has published research on the history of British humanitarianism.

Amanda has an MSc in Education from Hofstra University (2007), an MA in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response (2011) and a PhD (2018) in Humanitarianism and Conflict Response from HCRI at The University of Manchester. Amanda has worked with HCRI throughout her PhD as a tutor across modules and has now joined as a Lecturer in Global Health. Her research focuses on education and humanitarianism. Her interests also include global health, disaster response and the history of humanitarianism.

Nat's research concerns how technological innovation affects security practices. His past research examined the development of risk governance and information-sharing protocols in UK emergency response. He is currently probing a new emergency infrastructure that's accruing with government emphasis on smart technologies. For Nat, these technologies and practices are important for understanding how security operates in our time; showing as they do how global futures are imagined, how governments consider the wider environment around them and how we as citizens figure as subjects of power.

Róisín joined HCRI in 2014 as part of the Making Peacekeeping Data Work for the International Community project, and is now a Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies. Her research sits at the intersection of peace and conflict and humanitarian studies. She is interested in exploring how feminist and postcolonial approaches might help us to understand international interventions in conflict and post-conflict contexts, with a geographical focus on Sudan and South Sudan.

Stephanie manages HCRI's research programmes, including the collaboration with the World Health Organisation. Stephanie has a doctorate in Political Theory and joined HCRI in January 2017 to support its Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) research programmes. In Jan 2019 she became Programme Manager of the FCDO-funded research project 'Researching the Impact of Attacks on Healthcare (RIAH)' working closely with the PI and HCRI Executive Director, Larissa Fast.